The biggest games of the year are on tap for North Dakota State with matchups against the teams directly ahead of them in the standings, St. Thomas and North Dakota.

Dom Izzo and Mike McFeely preview each of the games and what's ahead with two weeks remaining in the regular season.

North Dakota State's football coaching staff appears complete as former all-conference linebacker Carlton Littlejohn has been named the new assistant defensive line coach. 

Littlejohn was a standout linebacker for NDSU from 2010-14, winning five national championships. He ranks in the top five all-time in school history in total tackles.

Littlejohn began his coaching career shortly after his playing days ended, with stops at Jamestown,Gustavus, MSU Moorhead and the University of Sioux Falls.

Dom Izzo and Jeff Kolpack discuss his hiring and what it means for the staff.

The Summit League basketball regular season is down to its final three weeks and each Bison team is in contention to make a run.

The Bison men lept four spots in the league standings after a sweep at home last week. Now they head out on the road for a tough trip, with stops at Oral Roberts and Denver.

The NDSU women are off to their best conference start in their Division I history. The Bison are 8-2 after a three-game road sweep and are two games back of first place. They can put some distance between themselves and third place ORU with a win this week, the Golden Eagles come to the SHAC Thursday night.

Kolpack and Izzo discuss the talent of the Bison women and potential to make a run in March at the Summit League Tournament.

 

The second signing period opened Wednesday for college football teams across the country and North Dakota State added four players to its signing class for 2024.

The surprise came in the form of transfer quarterback Jacob Kilzer from Maple Grove, Minnesota. Kilzer comes to Fargo with four years of eligibilty and a redshirt season to use.

NDSU also officially announced the transfer of offensive lineman Trent Fraley and the signings of high school players Gage Schmidt and Jack Hansen.

Also this week, Polasek introduced his new hires for his staff. Will Johnson taking over as cornerbacks coach, Devin Klieman as safeties coach and Jake Landry as the offensive coordinator.

Landry comes to Fargo after a week in Grand Forks as UND's offensive coordinator. 

Dom Izzo visits with Landry for his first extended interview and discusses his abrupt departure from UND and what kind of offense he likes to run and what the Bison could potentially look like this fall.

The second week of Summit League basketball has arrived and the standings will begin to get sorted out.

 

The North Dakota State men return home after a split on the road last week, playing two overtime games against Kansas City and Omaha. The Bison host Denver Thursday night, a team they have beaten eleven straight times.

 

The Pioneers bring with them the leading scorer in the country in guard Tommy Bruner. Bruner is averaging 25 points per game as Denver enters after a home win over South Dakota State.

 

Oral Roberts comes to town Saturday, the defending league champions look different with a new head coach and minus Max Abmas, the reigning league player of the year.

Jory Collins' team will hit the road to two places that they lost last year, Denver and Tulsa. NDSU is 3-0 in Summit League play after a sweep at home last weekend. Elle Evans has built on her award winning freshman season, leading the league in three-point percentage, while placing third in blocks and three-pointers per game.

Oral Roberts has yet to lose at home this season, the Golden Eagles are a perfect 8-0. NDSU has just one win in 14 games in Tulsa in its Division I history.

On the football front, NDSU's second all-time leading receiver in yards and receptions will continue to play pro football.

Darrius Shepherd announced on Tuesday that he has re-signed with the St. Louis Battlehawks in the United Football League. The UFL is a joint venture of the USFL and the XFL.

Shepherd was the XFL Special Teams player of the year in 2023 with the Battlehawks and earned an invite to Denver Broncos training camp last summer.

 

Bison Media Zone airs each Wednesday at 10:30 on WDAY Xtra.

The Summit League basketball season is set to restart, the Bison hit the road to take on Kansas City and Omaha.

Redshirt freshman Noah Feddersen has emerged in the starting lineup, Dom Izzo visits with the 6-10 big man about his recent play.

Earlier this week, NDSU announced that Tyler Roehl was promoted to associate head coach. Roehl visits on the show about his decision to stay at NDSU and what he expects for the upcoming season.

Bison Media Zone airs each Wednesday at 10:30 am on WDAY Xtra and InForum.com.

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Guests include

 

- Nate Tastad, North Prairie Senior Lineman

- Zach Vanderpool, Byron senior lineman

- Coy Okeson, Bishop Ryan senior lineman

 

Show Moments

 

Dom Izzo, Eric Peterson and Jay Bartley talk about top high school recruits signing with college teams around the nation.

 

- Vanderpool signs with NDSU; 6'5, 227 pounds, defensive end

 

- Okeson signs with NDSU; 6'4, 281 pounds, offensive line

 

- Kessel signs with NDSU; 6'6, 209 pounds, tight end

 

- Haugo signs with NDSU; 6'1, 200 pounds, linebacker

 

- Tastad signs with NDSU; 6'5, 254 pounds, offensive lineman

 

- Williams signs with NDSU; 5'11, 167 pounds, wide receiver

 

- Satter signs with NDSU; 6'1, 216 pounds, fullback

 

- Steils signs with NDSU; 6'2, 195 pounds, safety

 

- Zabel signs with NDSU; 6'4, 207 pounds, tight end

 

- Sunram signs with Minnesota

 

- Woods de-commits from NDSU, commits to SDSU

 

- Boe de-commits from NDSU, commits to Northwestern

 

- Woolen signs with NDSU; 6'3, 205 pounds, linebacker

 

- Osterbauer signs with NDSU; 6'4, 217 pounds, defensive end

 

- Boe de-commits from NDSU, will sign with Northwestern

 

- Woods de-commits from NDSU; will sign with SDSU

 

 

National Signing Day 2023 with Dom Izzo on WDAY XTRA and streaming live at Inforum.com.

Show Moments

 

- Entz leaving NDSU to take job at USC

 

- Players make social media push for Roehl

 

- NDSU averaging over 40 PPG during 5-game win streak

 

- Osterbauer offered by Kansas State

 

- Montana: 12-1, first home semifinal since 2009

 

- NDSU beat Montana 49-26 in 2022 second round

 

 

SECOND SEGMENT

 

- Montana beat NDSU 38-35 in 2015 season opener

 

WatchBison Media Zone Wednesday's from 10:30 to 11 on WDAY XTRA and streaming live at Inforum.com.